Score
6.4 / 10
Status
Finished Airing
Episodes
12
Studio
MADHOUSE
Kurozuka
Also known as 黒塚
TVFall 2008Source MangaR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
ActionDramaHorrorRomanceSci-FiSupernatural
6.4/10
Community score
#5468
Rank
102.4K
Members
335
Favorites
Synopsis
Adaptation of Takashi Noguchi’s manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura’s supernatural romance novel.
The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Production Notes
Kurozuka was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on December 21, 2012.
Cast Highlights
Kuromitsu
Main
Voice: Park, Romi (Japanese)
Kurou
Main
Voice: Miyano, Mamoru (Japanese)
Arashiyama
Supporting
Voice: Miki, Shinichiro (Japanese)
Benkei
Supporting
Voice: Nakata, Jouji (Japanese)
Izana
Supporting
Voice: Inoue, Kazuhiko (Japanese)
Karuta
Supporting
Voice: Fujiwara, Keiji (Japanese)
Kuon
Supporting
Voice: Irino, Miyu (Japanese)
Rai
Supporting
Voice: Kuwashima, Houko (Japanese)
Core Staff
Hashimoto, Kentarou
Producer
Araki, Tetsurou
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Series Composition
Hanyuu, Naoyasu
Episode Director
Heo, Pyeonggang
Episode Director, Storyboard
Hirao, Miho
Episode Director
Hirao, Takayuki
Episode Director, Storyboard
Theme Songs
Openings
"SYSTEMATIC PEOPLE" by WAGDUG FUTURISTIC UNITY featuring Maximum the Ryou-kun (Maximum the Hormone)
Endings
"Hanarebanare (ハナレバナレ)" by Shigi
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Quick Facts
FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration23 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonFall 2008
AiredOct 7, 2008 to Dec 23, 2008
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#2370
Scored by33.6K
BroadcastTuesdays at 22:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Kurozuka
Romaji title
Kurozuka
Japanese title
黒塚
Synonyms
Black Tomb
Production Team
Main studio
MADHOUSE
Producers
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Licensors
Mill Creek Entertainment
Japanese title
黒塚
Themes And Audience
GoreHistoricalSamuraiVampireSeinen